Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - May, 2018
FWC orders wage rise
The Fair Work Commission has increased the national minimum wage by 3.5 per cent to $719.20 a week.
Cash to fight Court's call
The Federal Court has ordered Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash to give evidence in a legal case ...
Hunt sorry for swearing at mayor
Health Minister Greg Hunt has apologised for verbally assaulting Katherine Mayor Fay Miller.
Report calls for APS openness
Federal agencies may be forced to report the pay of senior bosses and disclose spending on contractors ...
SA ICAC wants more backing
South Australia's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bruce Lander is pushing for more funding.
Greens want Reef money reviewed
The Greens want a parliamentary inquiry into how $444 million in reef funding was awarded to little-known group with mining links.
FMG advances Pilbara plan
Fortescue is moving ahead on the $1.7 billion Eliwana iron ore mine and rail project in the Pilbara.
PC calls for super change
Australia's superannuation system has been described as “an unlucky lottery”.
WA looks for lithium boost
The WA Government has set up a taskforce to capture more of the lithium battery production process.
Adani bankrolls Isaac assessors
Adani is planning to pay local government workers assessing aspects of its coal mine plans.
BHP makes deal with QLD
BHP has reached an “in principle” agreement with Queensland over a $288 million coal royalty dispute.
Crypto-scams quantified
Analysts say about US$1.2 billion in cryptocurrency has been stolen since the beginning of 2017.
EU spam rules enforced
As almost anyone with an inox will know by now – new European privacy regulations have come into effect.
NAB responds to national fail
NAB says it will compensate customers for a nationwide network breakdown.
Note-printers not happy
The people in charge of printing banknotes have gone on strike because they do not get enough of them.
Optus fined for NBN claims
Optus has been fined $1.5 million for misleading customers about their transition to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Scammers took $4.7m in 2017
The competition watchdog says scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017.
Auditors told to open up
The internal auditing profession has been urged to lift its game and weed out unethical or unlawful practices.
Bank language under legal lens
Court proceedings against Westpac have focused on the meaning of the term “f*ck it”.
Westfield accepts takeover
Westfield shareholders have backed the takeover of the shopping centre empire by Unibail-Rodamco.